Prosecutors have formally charged Oklahoma City Councilman Ronald "Skip" Kelly after police arrested him Jan. 20 on suspicion of DUI.

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According to police, an Oklahoma City officer on routine patrol saw a vehicle facing northbound in eastbound lanes of Northwest 63rd Street just east of Western Avenue at about 12:15 a.m. The vehicle had crashed into a fire hydrant, police said.

Police report:

Officers identified the driver of the vehicle as Kelly, who told them that he had taken evasive action to avoid another car. Police said, however, that evidence at the scene contradicted his story and that Kelly had an odor of alcohol as well as bloodshot, watery eyes.

After a field sobriety test, Kelly was arrested and taken to the Oklahoma County Jail. Police said he was processed on a complaint of DUI and two counts of failure to devote full attention to driving.

A department spokesman said Kelly refused a Breathalyzer test.

KOCO Eyewitness News 5 talked with Kelly later Friday morning, and he said he'd "rather not discuss it right now."

"(It was an) accident, trying to avoid an incident. Somebody took it as something else. Right now, let it go through the system," Kelly said.

The Ward 7 councilman was also arrested in April 2009 on suspicion of DUI. He was convicted and given a deferred sentence.